by Jono Bacon | Aug 26, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Just a quick reminder: as part of our awesome [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam) I am organizing the [Ubuntu California Rockridge Jam at A’cuppa Tea, College Ave, Berkeley](https://loco.ubuntu.com/events/team/223/detail/). The jam is...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 25, 2010 | Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Some time back the Ayatana project introduced the [Application Indicator Framework](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopExperienceTeam/ApplicationIndicators), based upon technology created by the KDE project. We have been shipping this technology in Ubuntu for a few...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 24, 2010 | Community, Ubuntu
Today I had a call with Jussi from the Ubuntu IRC Council. We spent some time discussing a range of different topics, but then Jussi raised an important question which I think could benefit from some community discussion. Today we have many methods of providing free...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 24, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME
When I first heard about Free Software in 1998 I was mesmerized by it’s potential. Sure, back then the software was complex and some would argue ugly, but underneath the rough edges was a thing of beauty — the opportunity for people to come together to...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2010 | Ubuntu
I am just beginning to get into the planning stages for the next cycle for my team, and as part of this cycle we would like to really focus on attracting more developers to participate in Ubuntu. We would like to see more people interested in getting involved in...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2010 | Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
Hot on the heels of the [announcement of the Natty Narwhal](https://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/478), I am tickled pink to announce the details of the next [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://uds.ubuntu.com/) taking place in **Orlando, USA** from **25th –...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 23, 2010 | Random
I don’t tend to blog about appeals, but I [came across this terribly sad...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 20, 2010 | Canonical, Community, Planet GNOME, Ubuntu
*OK, before I begin, this is going to be a terribly presented ramble. I have written it, proof read it, and proof read it again, and it still sounds like a child with a crayon wrote it. This is because my thoughts are unstructured, but I am keen to share them anyway....
by Jono Bacon | Aug 17, 2010 | Advocacy, Community
[Debian](https://www.debian.org/) is *awesome*. You know that, I know that, we all know that, and 17 years ago Debian entered into our lives. Before I joined the Ubuntu project I was an avid Debian user, and still am. Ubuntu owes a huge amount of thanks to Debian and...
by Jono Bacon | Aug 10, 2010 | Ubuntu
*Cornellà , Spain* *Chicago, USA* Are you good folks aware of what is happening on **27th – 29th August 2010**. But of course, it is the [Ubuntu Global Jam](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam)! In the last few cycles we have organized and run an event...
